Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors
Robot tip (Match the sense to the job): Touch: bumps and buttons. Light: lines and bright spots. Sound: claps and whistles. Distance (ultrasonic): how far a wall or box is. Gyro: turning and balance. Camera: colours, objects and codes. Temperature: heat.
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- 1.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
- 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
- 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
- 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) an output (d) a gear
- 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
- 8.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
- 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
- 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
- 12.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
- 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
- 15.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 19.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
- 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
- 23.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
- 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
- 25.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
- 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
- 31.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
- 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
- 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
- 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
- 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
- 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a touch sensor
- a camera
- read a QR code
- True
- False
- an input
- a touch sensor
- True
- warn if motors get hot
- spot a red ball
- a sound sensor
- False
- a gyro sensor
- feel a bump into a wall
- False
- False
- True
- a distance sensor
- True
- False
- a light sensor
- follow a black line
- a white surface
- start on a hand clap
- turning (rotation)
- False
- True
- False
- False
- a camera
- True
- know a button is pressed
- to know their world
- find the brightest spot
- False
- measure how far a box is
- a light sensor
- True
- True
- False
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